Audiology lab booklet

4 - Written assignment (including essay) - 0

Audiology class test

3 - Written assignment (including essay) - 25

Anatomy and Physiology MCT

1 - Written assignment (including essay) - 25

ENT and Neurology MCT

2 - Set exercises - 25

Brain and Behaviour

5 - Written assignment (including essay) - 25

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Anatomy and Physiology: 
 
You will earn about relevant aspects of the anatomy and physiology underlying the processes of speech production. Specific aspects that will be discussed are the mechanisms of respiration (the energy for speech), phonation (vocal fold vibration) and articulation. In addition, substantial attention will be paid to the various aspects of neuro-anatomy and physiology as a control system. 
 
Neurology and Disorders of the Nervous System: 
 
You will study normal development and function of aspects of the nervous system which relate to speech production, e.g. motor areas of cerebral hemispheres, upper and lower motor neurones, direct and indirect motor system, cerebellum and specific cranial nerves. 
 
You will learn about the investigation, presentation, prognosis and management of disabilities arising from damage or disease to these systems in children and adults. You will also consider the role of the MDT in management of neurological diseases. 
 
Disorders of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT): 
 
You will learn about anatomy and physiology of the head and neck, particularly in relation to speech and swallowing. Medical and surgical aspects of disorders of the ear and hearing, pharynx, throat and dentition including lifespan changes and occlusion. Organic laryngeal pathology covering physiological changes, structural abnormalities and disease processes and functional outcomes. Current approaches to assessment, classification and intervention with cancers such as head and neck and other terminal conditions.  Relevant palliative and end of life care.    
  
Audiology  
 
This strand aims to teach you about the mechanisms of hearing and the relationship between the physical and psychological response to acoustic stimuli, i.e. how we perceive sound. The nature of hearing disorders and their impact on communication. The various behavioural and objective methods of assessing hearing in adults and children. The management of congenital and acquired hearing loss, including the role of hearing aids and cochlear implants, and the signal processing strategies they employ. Classroom acoustics and how to improve the listening environment in a classroom. Your lecture programme will be supported by practical lab sessions in hearing assessment, sound measurement and hearing aid amplification. 
 
Brain and Behaviour 
 
Topics covered will include: brain anatomy and the relationship between anatomy and function; imaging methods; causes of brain damage; neurological signs and symptoms and how these relate to aphasic syndromes; head injury and its impact on language; dementias, focusing on neural changes and behavioural symptoms; current approaches to assessment and intervention in psychiatry; the functions of the right hemisphere and the consequences of right hemisphere damage; memory and amnesia.

Feedback is provided in a number of ways throughout your module. This includes feedback you receive during teaching from both peers and lecturers and that provided for formative assessment. Following an assessment, you will be given your marks and feedback in line with the assessment regulations and policy. More information on the timing and type of feedback that will be provided for each assessment will be available from the module leader. <a href='https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations'>https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations</a>

This module will support the development of all the graduate attributes. Your module leader will provide you with information about how your learning, teaching and assessment activities support your development of these attributes. The graduate attributes are: - Always learning - Engaged in the world - Technical and digital - Connected Professional - Creating Impact

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Clifton Park, NY: Thomson Delmar Learning. 

Anatomy & physiology for speech, language, and hearing.

Handbook of Clinical Audiology

Neurology for the speech-language pathologist

SLM112 - Bio-Medical Sciences

SLM112-PRD1-ALV1

This module’s contact hours will be delivered using a number of different approaches, including in-person sessions (i.e. face to face on campus), online synchronous sessions; online asynchronous guided activities (e.g. recorded lectures and/or other online resources, reading materials, quizzes, exercises and forum contributions). In addition to these teaching delivery approaches, you will undertake your own independent study, which may involve wider reading, independent research, skill practice and preparation for assessment.  Please see teaching pattern table below for further details of teaching hours for this module.    
 
The contact hours for this module are predominantly lecture-based, audiology teaching is supplemented by two practical lab sessions.  Lectures will include computer models and demonstrations. Lectures are delivered by a range of in-house and visiting clinical staff.  
 
Lectures 
 
Lectures are used to communicate core material and as a foundation for further reading. A lecture can help you to feel secure in the foundational knowledge required and point you to significant areas for further study. Lecture notes are provided on the virtual learning environment Moodle. However, you are expected to take your own notes too. Lectures may be on campus (in person) or online. Online lectures may be synchronous (in ‘real time’) or asynchronous (pre-recorded). Interaction in synchronous lectures (online or on campus) is encouraged through for example discussions and responses to questions. Lectures will be delivered by a combination of university staff, external experts and service users who will provide their unique perspectives on the topics covered in the lectures. 
 
Practical classes and workshops 
 
Laboratory sessions provide opportunities to give demonstrations of and practice techniques covered in lectures. Your self-directed study time will also be used to prepare for the practical sessions and also to practice the techniques being taught during the labs.  
 
Self-directed learning  
 
Your studies will involve a number of hours of self-directed learning as outlined below. This time will be spent preparing for lectures and labs, reviewing lecture content, completing activities provided in lectures, carrying out wider reading and completing assessments. The Module Leaders and individual lecturers will direct you to relevant materials available on Moodle including module reading lists.  Whilst this time counts towards the total hours allocated to the programme, it will be up to you to decide exactly how you spend this time and which areas of learning you wish to pursue however you may wish to focus on the fundamental aspects of the module, areas that you are finding harder to understand, areas required for assessment, links to your clinical placements or areas of specific personal interest.

Bio-Medical Sciences

Demonstrate the ability to carry out simple hearing tests and perform a listening check on a hearing aid. 

Skills

Demonstrate self-directed learning with a degree of autonomy in order to establish foundation knowledge required by the module and to underpin the study of speech and language therapy. 

Demonstrate technical expertise in using bio-medical knowledge to interpret relevant information and understand the implications for the work of the speech and language therapist. 

Explain the mechanism of hearing and how it is assessed and managed in children and adults. 

Knowledge

Critically discuss the relationship between damage to specific parts of the nervous system and consequent effects on both motor skills and the speech production system.

Identify the main anatomical and physiological elements of language, speech, hearing and deglutition. 

Critically discuss the main structures and functions of the body systems, specifically in relation to speech production, hearing and swallowing and the associated medical terminology and their medical / surgical management.

Show respect and tolerance for other people in the group. 

Values and attitudes

Demonstrate an approach which respects the rights, dignity, values and autonomy of service users and their carers.